"It was an empty carriage. After the carriage arrived at the outskirts of the city, it stopped in a dilapidated courtyard. There was no one inside. Probably the people inside noticed that someone was staring at it."
"Aren't you all dead?" Jiahe was furious when he heard the report from his subordinates. "Whether she notices it or not, even if she is staring at the coachman, are she still afraid that she won't be able to find the owner?"
"I was going to follow." Seeing her master's anger and trouble, the palace maid burst out with beads of sweat on her forehead. "But for some reason today, I encountered many things and my subordinates didn't dare to show off too much."
, and a lot of people have been staring at us recently."
Seeing that Jiahe didn't say anything more, but looked gloomy, the palace maid became bolder, "Qixiang Palace has been worrying in front of Your Majesty every day recently, saying that Princess Jinghe's illness was caused by Suixi Bo, and wants His Majesty to punish her severely!"
"Zhang Lun's pig brain..."
Jiahe became even more angry when he mentioned this. He originally wanted to go out to relax that day, but unexpectedly he met Jinghe and her enchanting mother-in-law. After all, she couldn't refuse, so she took Jinghe with her.
Out.
That's all. Who would have thought that Zhang Lun, an idiot who only thinks about that kind of thing, would actually do such a thing and make it known to everyone, and he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.
Who doesn't know that Zhang Lun is her cousin uncle? Her father made an exception and made him an earl because he would please his mother and concubine. Now, something like this has happened!
It happened that Concubine Rong was so favored recently that she seemed to be competing with her own mother, Concubine Xian, and Jinghe's status also increased.
Father, I have nothing to say about the character of Queen Jing and Youyuan. Recently, the mother and daughter of Qixiang Palace have had their tails raised to the sky!
"And I heard that there was some movement in the previous court." Facing Princess Jiahe's angry look, the palace maid could only bite the bullet and continue to report back.
"What did Fifth Brother say?"
The palace maid didn't answer, and Jiahe's lowered eyes suddenly lifted up, "What's wrong?"
"The fifth prince has sent word that he plans to invite the prince's children and ladies from the capital to hold a horse riding competition at the end of the month. Princess, please... make a proposal to your majesty."
"Bang!" The Ru kiln teacup painted with gold and painted peonies was suddenly smashed to pieces. The palace maid who was worried didn't even need to raise her head to know the expression on her master's face at this moment.
The fifth prince was adopted by Concubine Xian in his early years. At that time, Concubine Xian had just been granted the title of concubine, or she was granted the title together with other concubines. She had just got her own palace, and she was not very popular in front of His Majesty. I don’t know.
How could she be chosen by the emperor to become the adoptive mother of the fifth prince?
It was not until Princess Jiahe was born later and the fifth prince gradually grew older that he gradually gained the emperor's favor.
Over the years, Concubine Xian's lineage has truly gained momentum. It can be said that it is due to Concubine Xian's efforts as well as the contributions of the fifth prince.
Now that the emperor has passed his sixtieth year, he has not been crowned a prince since the death of the first prince. Several adult princes are also ready to make a move, just to see who can seize the opportunity.
The fifth prince's maternal family is not prominent, so he can only rely on Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian has not given birth to a son of her own, so she can only rely on the fifth prince.
It can be said that both are prosperous and devastated. Even though there is no closeness between mother and son, they still know that they can rely on each other.
Naturally, the future of Princess Jiahe can only fall on her mother and brother.
The fifth prince has been relatively powerful in the court in recent years. However, although Concubine Hui of Qixiang Palace is young, she has given birth to a seventh prince, not to mention her high birth. She has been very favored in the past two years, and the court was divided into two factions.
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Concubine Hui came from a noble family and had relationships with many families in Beijing. For example, Concubine Li, who was born in the Wen family, was her loyal supporter, and most of the noble ladies in Beijing had a good relationship with Concubine Hui.
The foundation of Concubine Xian's mother's family is not deep, so she lost the opportunity at this point.
Now is the critical moment, whether it is Concubine Xian or the fifth prince, they all want to win the support of the forces in the capital.
The fifth prince had previously revealed to Princess Jiahe that Zhao Jinghai, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, was born in the Ningguo Duke's Palace. Although the Ningguo Palace is not very prominent now, it has been in business for so many years and has flourished.
Moreover, the commander of Jinyiwei is now old and in poor health, and will be old in less than two years. Zhao Jinghai is most likely to take over the position of commander.
If you can win over him, you will not only be able to network with a large number of nobles and infiltrate the aristocratic families in the capital, but you will also be able to gain great help from the Jin Yiwei.
Concubine Xian seemed to be very satisfied with this, and even discussed it with Jiahe several times in private.
Jiahe grew up in the palace and saw his own mother and concubine standing indifferently from the door wall to the bustling city, so he naturally knew the reason behind this.
But she couldn't agree to the marriage because of this.
Who doesn't know that Zhao Jinghai is now over 30 years old and has killed two fiancées. Now there is no one in the entire capital who is willing to marry their daughter to him.
That's all. In Concubine Xian's words, she is a princess, and she can handle it no matter how tough it is.
But the most important thing is that this man has a rough appearance. At first glance, he looks like he comes from the countryside. One hand is as big as a cattail leaf fan. How can she accept it?
As a princess of a country, she had grown up in a land of gold and water, but she had to be married to such an animal-like person. She felt angry no matter how much she thought about it, so she kept perfunctory.
The last time I went to the Song family, it was because I knew the temperament of the Song family. With their family's status, there must be many people coming to visit such a rare wedding banquet, just to see if she could meet someone who would make her feel comfortable.
His family background and talents are enough to attract the attention of Concubine Xian and the Fifth Prince.
Who would have thought that she would actually see Wen Tingyuan.
The sixth son of the Wen family, not to mention his appearance, even though she was in the imperial city, she had seen many beauties and even secretly observed those young men who could be brought into the inner chamber by her father.
But no one, male or female, could match his looks.
And her temperament, in her opinion, even Prince An, who was deeply loved by her father and mother, could not compare to her.
Unexpectedly, when she came back, someone with good intentions informed Concubine Xian about the matter. Concubine Xian immediately came to tell her to give up the idea.
But because Wen Tingyuan was the son of a concubine of the Wen family and was not favored by Mrs. Wen, he was afraid that instead of establishing a good relationship with the Wen family, he would become enmity.
She believed in her heart that with Wen Tingyuan's character and bearing, he would definitely shine in the imperial examination, and it would be impossible for the Wen family to exclude him when the time came.
But in this case, it would be too early to say anything at this time.
Thinking of this section, Jiahe felt even more depressed. When he saw the palace maid kneeling below, an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly smiled and said: "Go back to Fifth Brother, I agreed, and I will personally send a message to invite the aristocratic family in Beijing."
My disciples and all the ladies will definitely handle this matter properly."